Fumonisin ELISA Kit description:

Diagnostic Automation Inc. offers a Fumonisin Food ELISA Kit that is an Enzyme Immunoassay for the Quantitative determination of Fumonisin in food. This Fumonisin Food ELISA Kit is a rapid and sensitive Food Toxin ELISA Kit which is designed to provide a sensitive and convenient method for screening food samples for Fumonisin residue. The Fumonisin Food ELISA Test Kit represents a highly sensitive Food ELISA Test Kit detection system and is particularly capable of the quantification of Fumonisin in Maize and Grain Products.

Fumonisin Food ELISA Kit Background Information:
Fumonisin B1 and B2 are mycotoxins, which are produced by Fusarium moniliforme, F. solani and other types of fusarium. These toxins show an extreme stability against high temperatures (up to 100 C), and they can remain active in contaminated food for years. Fumonisin can be found in maize, oats and other types of grain. Worldwide a contamination in maize of 60% has been detected. When ingested by animals, fumonisin leads to neurotoxicity, hepatotoxicity and lung edema, mainly in horses and pigs. Therapeutic measures are the change of the grain given to the animals, or the administration of diuretic drugs. In human patients, hints for the appearance of esophagus cancer could be associated with the exposition to fumonisin B1. Values assessed for the acute toxicity are 8 mg per kg weight and for the chronic situation 25 mg/kg in feed stuff. These are relatively high concentrations, but according to the Good Manufacturing Practice, the content of fumonisin B1 in food intended for humans should not exceed 1 mg/kg. The usual methods for detection of fumonisin in maize are liquid and thin-layer chromatography. The Fumonisin Food ELISA test kit is very sensitive and allows the detection of trace amounts.

Fumonisin Food ELISA Kit Test Principle:
The Fumonisin Food ELISA Kit is a quantitative test based on the principle of the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. A microtiter plate is coated with antibodies raised against mouse immunglobulins. The standards and samples respectively are pipetted together with a fumonisin- peroxidase conjugate and a mouse-anti-fumonisin antibody into the appropriate wells of the Fumonisin ELISA Kit. The conjugate competes with the fumonisin of samples/standards for the limited number of antibody sites. Simultaneously the anti-fumonisin antibody is bound to the anti-mouse antibody coated on the microtiter plate of the Fumonism ELISA Kit.

Diagnostic Automation, Inc. Fumonisin ELISA Test kit is a quantitative method for the detection of Fumonisin B1, B2 and B3 in maize, oats and other types of grain. FumonisinELISA Test can be used in many different fields and setting including food processing quality control laboratories to government testing laboratories. It can be performed in about 80 minutes with accurate results and with sensitivity of 0.5 ng/mL.